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Muslim Council of Britain
The logo of the Muslim Council of Britain.
Abbreviation
MCB
Formation
23 November 1997
Type
Religious organization
Legal status
Charity
Purpose
policy advice, advocacy
Region served
United Kingdom
Secretary-general
Zara Mohammed
Affiliations
Sunni Islam and Shia Islam
Website
https://mcb.org.uk/
The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) is an umbrella body of Muslim organisations in the United Kingdom, with over 500 affiliated mosques and organisations.[1] It was formed in 1994 in response to British government's expressed wish for a single representative body of Muslims it could talk to. It has been called the best known and most powerful of the Muslim organisations founded since 1990,[2] though its claims of being representative of British Muslims have been questioned.[3] Since 2009, successive British governments have maintained a policy of "non-engagement" with the Muslim Council of Britain based on claims that the group is not sufficiently representative and that its officials have made favourable remarks about extremists in the past.[4][5][6][7][8]
^"About MCB". Muslim Council of Britain. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
^Morey & Yaqin 2011, p. 82.
^Archer 2009, p. 342: "In a 2007 opinion poll, only 6% of polled Muslims felt that the MCB represented them, while 51% felt no organisation did.".
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Dan Sabbagh, Muslim Council says UK ministers' refusal to cooperate has had 'tragic consequences', The Guardian, 22 February 2021. "In 2009, the then Labour government suspended cooperation with the MCB after accusing its leaders at the time of supporting violence against Israel. The policy has been continued by Conservative ministers, despite a change of leadership at the MCB."
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""Tory minister sparks anger after meeting Muslim Council of Britain"". The Jewish Chronicle. 22 February 2021. The Labour government broke off all ties with the MCB in 2009, although Communities Secretary John Denham did meet them in 2010. After the coalition took office in 2010 Conservative ministers reimposed the boycott, which was confirmed in 2015 as government policy.
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"Sajid Javid in Muslim Council of Britain spat over Islamophobia claims". Sky News. 3 June 2018. [Quoting Sajjid Javed, home secretary] I would be very suspicious of anything that they've got to say not least because, under the last Labour government - and a policy continued by us - we don't deal with the MCB.
^Cite error: The named reference Inter Faith Network was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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